SANTA CRUZ -- A 39-year-old man was arrested Sunday after he threatened a police officer with sharpened sticks at a homeless camp.

About 12:20 p.m., an officer tried to stop probationer Brian David Zier in the parking lot of 650 River St. near Highway 1, said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark.

Zier ran to an illegal camp near the San Lorenzo River levee, Clark said. He brandished sharpened sticks at the officer and said that he was not going to be arrested again, police said.

The officer started to pull out his pistol and Zier dropped the sticks, said Clark.

Zier threatened the officer again, prompting the officer to pull out a Taser gun. Zier was then arrested on suspicion of brandishing a weapon, threatening a police officer and a probation violation, according to police. He was also arrested on suspicion of vandalism after he kicked and dented a patrol car during his arrest, police said.

Zier is being held in County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, according to jail records.